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Government announces updated NZ ETS auction settings

2022-12-15

New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) auction settings have been updated for the years 2023 – 2027. Unit supply settings are now aligned with emissions budgets and price control settings are adjusted for inflation.

Read more on the MfE website here.

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2026-03-20

World-leading plasma torch takes aim at NZ's most potent greenhouse gases

Kawerau, 20 March 2026 – A high-tech plasma torch was lit up today as Minister of Conservation, Hon Tama Potaka, officially opened the $10 million National Refrigerant Destruction Facility.

2026-01-01

New year, new start for vocational education

1 January 2026 marks a major step forward for vocational education in New Zealand, with ten regionally governed polytechnics and eight new Industry Skills Boards officially beginning operation, Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds says.